Batyrkhan Kamalovich Shukenov (Kaz Batyrkhan Қamalұly Shүkenov;. May 18, 1962, Kyzylorda, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic - April 28, 2015, Moscow, Russia) - Soviet Kazakhstan and Russian singer, musician, saxophonist, composer, poet [1]. Honored Worker of Arts of Kazakhstan (2010) [2] [3]. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Kazakhstan (2009-2015) [4] [5]. Co-founder and lead singer of the Kazakh-Russian pop music group "A-Studio", a part of which has gained wide popularity (1987-2000) [6] [7] [8]. After leaving the group in autumn 2000 started his solo career [6